In support of the virtual IBC, and as part of the Sport Production & Technology Summit, SVG Europe is showcasing the latest sports broadcasting technology and services in a dedicated pop-up section of the website. The announcements are divided into different categories to make it easier for readers to pinpoint their areas of interest. More
Adding to the already bulging line up of speakers for the Sports Production Leaders Briefings panels, part of the Sport Production & Technology Summit 2020, are executives from BBC Sport, DAZN, Infront Productions, CTV and NEP. The live hour-long Zoom webinars will take place at 4pm (UK time) across the 15, 16 and 17 […] More
As professional sport resumed behind closed doors, The Rugby Football League (RFL) leveraged its Our League membership platform to bring live action to Super League season ticket holders at home. The RFL is the national governing body for Rugby League in the UK, working to develop and grow the sport at all levels from the […] More
Sky Sports News has kept going throughout the 2020 lockdown thanks to the hard work of a great team of people of which production manager Victoria Rudling is one. Rudling’s year has gone from working on location at the Cheltenham Gold Cup to helping to keep Sky Sports News reporters online through the use of […] More
Coronavirus has been a game-changer for the leagues and the sports broadcasting industry as a whole in the Netherlands. At the beginning of lockdown, the Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, took one of the harshest stances on preventing the spread of COVID-19 in Europe, proclaiming there would be no professional football played before 1 September. […] More
To continue to meet the industry’s growing bandwidth demands, Tata Communications is launching a new media backbone, the global 100G IP, in collaboration with Net Insight. This new backbone will enable broadcasters, sports organisations, over the top (OTT) companies and esports businesses to offer their audiences worldwide more immersive viewing and gaming experiences and transform […] More
With the second half of 2020 seeing live sports back on our screens after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, audio company Calrec sat down with Chris Eckford, a UK-based A1 mixer, to discuss his career, Calrec’s products and the future of live production. You’ve been an A1 for ten years. Tell us about your […] More
As part of our Platinum Sponsor Roadmaps series of interviews, vice president of commercial partnerships Javier Foncillas discusses the priorities for Dolby Laboratories around the virtual version of IBC 2020 and outlines what else is coming down the line that might be of interest to sports producers and broadcasters. What are the Platinum Sponsor Roadmap […] More
Euro Media Group (EMG), the broadcast facilities and services provider, has announced that Stefano Nicoletti has joined the company as its new chief operating officer (COO) for Italy. Nicoletti will head up all operations for EMG in Italy, effective this week. A former content investment and Italy business development senior director at Discovery, he brings […] More
Telestream has announced the introduction of Wirecast 14, the latest version of its advanced live production and streaming platform, which will be available on the Telestream website soon. The company also stated that it has seen an unprecedented rise in users over lockdown as companies have turned to its technology to enable them to connect […] More
